Patents Assigned to Elemental Recycling, Inc.
  • Gasification or Liquefaction of Coal Using a Metal Reactant Alloy Composition
    Publication number: 20220282345
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method and apparatus for gasifying or liquifying coal. In particular, the method comprises reacting a coal with a molten aluminum or aluminum alloy bath. The apparatus includes a reaction vessel for carrying out the reaction, as well as other equipment necessary for capturing and removing the reaction products. Further, the process can be used to cogenerate electricity using the excess heat generated by the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Elemental Recycling, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald G. Presswood, Jr., Ian C. Bishop
  • Gasification or liquefaction of coal using a metal reactant alloy composition
    Patent number: 11359253
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method and apparatus for gasifying or liquifying coal. In particular, the method comprises reacting a coal with a molten aluminum or aluminum alloy bath. The apparatus includes a reaction vessel for carrying out the reaction, as well as other equipment necessary for capturing and removing the reaction products. Further, the process can be used to cogenerate electricity using the excess heat generated by the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Elemental Recycling, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald G. Presswood, Jr., Ian C. Bishop